By PAVEL BAILEY
Tribune Staff Reporter
pbailey@tribunemedia.net
A JAMAICAN woman was fined yesterday for leaving a six-year-old boy she was babysitting unattended in Garden Hills last weekend.
The boy reportedly wandered to a nearby bus station before the matter was brought to police attention and he was returned home.
Sophia Douglas, 35, pleaded guilty to cruelty to children before Senior Magistrate Algernon Allen Jr.
Alphonso Lewis, the defence attorney, apologised for his client’s actions and asked the court to temper justice with mercy.
Douglas was fined $3,000 or faces six months in prison.
Upon payment of the fine or completion of the sentence, she is to be handed over to the Department of Immigration.
Sergeant 3004 Forbes prosecuted the case.
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